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Hasso Plattner - Yacht Visione

Who is Hasso Plattner?

Hasso Plattner is the owner of the yacht Visione. He is the co-founder of software company SAP, which made his one of the richest men in Germany.

SAP Software

Sap is an enterprise software company, based in Germany. It was founded by Hasso Plattner and four other German engineers. They were initially working on a scientific data software program at IBM.

When IBM canceled the program, Plattner and his colleagues decided to continue on their own. They formed the Systems, Applications & Products in Data Processing, company also known as SAP.

SAP now realizes annual sales of US$ 25 billion, a net income of US$ 5 billion and 89,000 employees. Plattner is now Chairman of the Supervisory Board.

HP Ventures

Through his Hasso Plattner Ventures, Plattner invests in fast-growing, information technology-driven companies in Europe and the USA. The company’s portfolio includes shares in Vera (active in data security). Reflektion (online shopping and conversion support) and Facton (enterprise product costing software).

Sport Investments

Plattner is an investor in sports and sport facilities. He owns the San Jose Sharks ice hockey team and the SAP Centre indoor sports arena in San Jose. He also owns the Fancourt Golf Estate in South Africa. And of course he is an active sailor with his yacht Visione.

Philanthropy

Hasso and his wife Sabine Plattner are active philanthropists through their Hasso Plattner Foundation, supporting health and education.

Hasso Plattner Net Worth

The net worth of Hasso Plattner is US$ 14 billion. He owns approx. 7% of the shares of SAP. In 2017 Plattner sold a 0.3% stake in SAP for US$ 400 million. In 2012 he sold shares worth US$ 150 million.

Private Jet

We are not sure if Plattner has a personal private jet, but there are several jets registered to SAP. SAP uses Bombardier Challenger 300 jets: the N375A is register to SAP USA, while the D-BADO and D-BANN are used by SAP Germany.

Do you know more about a private jet owned by Hasso Plattner? Please do send us a message.

Hasso Plattner House

Plattner and his wife Sabine live in a large house in Potsdam, Germany and they also owns a relative modest house in California. The German house is known as the ‘Churchill Villa’, as Winston Churchill lived there in 1943 when the Potsdam Conference WWII was held.